Freud, a 20th-Century Icon

«Whatever makes for cultural development is working also against war.» (Sigmund Freud in a letter to Albert Einstein, 1932)

For half a century, Sigmund Freud lived and worked at Vienna’s Berggasse 19, before being forced to flee the Nazis into exile in London in 1938. It was here that he ran his world-famous practice, founding the new science of psychoanalysis and authoring his groundbreaking works.

The relevance of his books, that were burned in public by the Nazis, lives on unabated. Freud’s insights into the human psyche have profoundly changed the way we think and continue to stand for open-minded life together in society. That is why it is important to safeguard Berggasse 19 being the place that keeps Freud’s achievements and insights alive, as a voice of openness and tolerance.

Safeguarding a Landmark for the Future

Thanks to Freud’s importance as a twentieth-century pioneer, what began as a little commemorative site became a place of international fame: Since 1971, this historical building – Berggasse 19 – has been home to the Sigmund Freud Museum, that attracts more than 100,000 visitors from all over the world every year. Along with an extensive archive, the Museum also runs Europe’s biggest specialist library on psychoanalysis.

We Need Your Support!

Now urgent action is required in order to preserve the Sigmund Freud Museum. The building is in need of extensive renovation, the Museum and Library are not barrier-free, the service facilities for visitors are inadequate, and the exhibition areas no longer meet today’s needs – a landmark of Vienna must not be presented to the world in this form!

After years of negotiations, with the aid of the City of Vienna and the Ministry of Culture we now have the golden opportunity to save this unique cultural heritage and adapt it to meet international museum standards. To achieve this goal, we still need to raise 900,000 euros out of a total of just under 4 million euros. We hope to raise part of this sum – at least 80,000 euros – with your help in order to be able to carry out the necessary measures by 2020.

Our plans:

• Renovation and installation of modern facilities at Berggasse 19, the Sigmund Freud Museum and its Library including barrier-free access

• New rooms for visitor service and education as well as a Museum café as a meeting place for our numerous guests

• Enlarged exhibition areas to include private rooms of the Freud family hitherto closed to the public, for special exhibitions and for presenting our art collection

• A newly conceived permanent exhibition presenting the life and work of Sigmund Freud in a modern way, putting it into context with the latest findings

Further information:

Project Status

Rewards

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Lasting memory

We want wonderful memories to stick! As thanks for your donation of 10 euros you get a STICKER in a special edition design. (Approx. 12 USD)

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15

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Golden Ticket

Give a gift of future and get your Golden Ticket! For your donation of 15 euros you get TWO ADMISSION TICKETS to the Sigmund Freud Museum: the first ticket lets you visit the Museum one more time before conversion work begins. The second ticket is your Golden Ticket for the future so that you can see what we have accomplished with your support when the Museum reopens! (Approx. 17 USD)

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20

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Your name on the website

Sigmund Freud Museum 2020 – For another twenty euros we’ll say thank you for your support by listing YOUR NAME on the Sigmund Freud Museum WEBSITE! (Approx. 23 USD)

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36

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T-shirt

Show everyone that you helped save a piece of world cultural heritage! For 36 euros you get a T-SHIRT or GIRL-SHIRT in a special edition design and a glossy photo of Sigmund as thanks for your help! (Approx. 42 USD)

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Exclusive literature list

Knowledge is power and reading is the ideal way to achieve it. That’s exactly how Freud saw it too. As thanks for your donation of 40 euros you get exclusive online access to our hand-picked LITERATURE LIST of recommended works by and about Freud. (Approx. 47 USD)

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Carry it with pride

We operate on a sustainable basis to safeguard Sigmund Freud’s legacy for the future. You get our ecologically friendly CARRIER BAG as thanks for your donation of 42 euros to remind you that you supported a totally unique project! Sigmund joins us in thanking you in the photo you get as a bonus. (Approx. 49 USD)

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65

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For passionate writers

Our noble NOTEBOOK in a special edition design is a great gift for your loved ones and for you too! With our popular Freud PEN you can capture your ideas, notes, experiences or dreams forever. Freud was also a passionate writer and thanks you for your donation of 65 euros with his photo! (Approx. 76 USD)

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80

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Catalogue and museum visit

Thanks to Edmund Engelman's unique photographs from 1938 we still know what Sigmund Freud's legendary practice looked like back then. As a thank you for your 80 Euros you will get these historical photographs in an impressive CATALOGUE which can also be seen in our campaign video with Christoph Waltz (in German or English). Your copy will include a foreword and a signature by our director Monika Pessler. You also get 2 FREE TICKETS for the museum! During your visit at Vienna's most famous address we will also give you a small INSIGHT behind the scenes of this unique museum! See our news for further information and photos! (Approx. 95 USD)

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Catalogue and museum visit

Thanks to Edmund Engelman's unique photographs from 1938 we still know what Sigmund Freud's legendary practice looked like back then. As a thank you for your 80 Euros you will get these historical photographs in an impressive CATALOGUE which can also be seen in our campaign video with Christoph Waltz (in German or English). Your copy will include a foreword and a signature by our director Monika Pessler. You also get 2 FREE TICKETS for the museum! During your visit at Vienna's most famous address we will also give you a small INSIGHT behind the scenes of this unique museum! See our news for further information and photos! (Approx. 95 USD)

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100

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Be among the very first!

For your donation of 100 euros you and one other person will be among the very first people to visit the Sigmund Freud Museum ahead of the official reopening! You will be our guests at our exclusive MUSEUM PREVIEW, joining us for a glass of champaign to celebrate the newly opened Museum. (Approx. 117 USD)

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Be among the very first!

For your donation of 100 euros you and one other person will be among the very first people to visit the Sigmund Freud Museum ahead of the official reopening! You will be our guests at our exclusive MUSEUM PREVIEW, joining us for a glass of champaign to celebrate the newly opened Museum. (Approx. 117 USD)

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A piece of Berggasse 19

Take a piece of history home with you! After conversion work is finished, your donation of 130 euros gets you a historic BRICK from the world-famous address at Berggasse 19. (Approx. 152 USD)

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A piece of Berggasse 19

We’ll get 20 bricks more for you: Take a piece of history home with you! After conversion work is finished, your donation of 130 euros gets you a historic BRICK from the world-famous address at Berggasse 19. (Approx. 152 USD)

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A museum just for you

Want to have the Sigmund Freud Museum all to yourself?! Take a guided EVENING TOUR outside of Museum opening hours and let our guides tell you everything you ever wanted to know about the Father of Psychoanalysis and show you the place where history was made. Bring up to 3 friends with you! This journey into the past is well worth your 150 euros! (Approx. 175 USD)

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FREUDIAN WOOD, Eau de Parfum

Unisex EAU DE PARFUM by WIENER BLUT - In “The Interpretation of Dreams” (1900), Freud states that, wood stands for sexual desire in general and the female bosom in particular. A milky fragrance that captures intimate skin feeling – with animalic and lactonic notes vibrating around a luscious woody core. We want to thank you for your 160 EUR with a vial of pure sensuality and say THANKS to Wiener Blut who is supporting our campaign!
(100 ml, Notes: Mimosa, Milk, Cumin, Ambrette Seeds, Sandalwood, Ambergris, Musk)
See our news for further information and photos! (Approx. 188 USD)

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UNHEIMLICH, Eau de Parfum

Unise EAU DE PARFUM by Wiener Blut - In his 1919 published essay “The Uncanny”, Sigmund Freud describes "the uncanny" as the simultaneity of the familiar and unfamiliar. Seeking to represent this ambiguity, this limited edition fragrance starts clear and clean before developing unexpected and profound notes thus not matching conventional categories of fragrance. With a flacon of this multilayered perfume we want to thank you for your 160 EUR! Thanks also to "Wiener Blut" who support our campaign with their exclusive fragrance!
(50 ml, Notes: Red pepper, Cardamom, Costus, Iris, Cocoa, Tar, Suede, Opoponax)
See our news for further information and photos! (Approx. 188 USD)

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Overnight stay & special tour

Let yourself delve into Sigmund Freud’s Vienna! After a SPECIAL TOUR of the Sigmund Freud Museum our guides will take you and your plus one on a FREUD WALKING TOUR to see those places in Vienna, that had special meaning to Freud. Enjoy the evening in the city and relax at the same hotel that Freud’s patients stayed at: located just a few minutes away from Berggasse 19, our partner, the FOUR STAR HOTEL REGINA, is welcoming you! Enjoy a gourmet breakfast after your stay in the heart of Vienna! This way we show our gratitude for your 380 Euros and for your support of the Sigmund Freud Museum! (Approx. 452 USD) See our news for further information and photos!

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500

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Evening tour with reception

You donated 500 euros – to thank you we will invite you and 20 of your friends to a guided EVENING TOUR of the Sigmund Freud Museum with a CHAMPAIGN RECEPTION! Our experienced Freud experts will give you a tour of the rooms in which the founder of psychoanalysis lived and worked for 47 years. (Approx. 583 USD)

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Tour with the Director

You and 20 of your friends can take an EXCLUSIVE GUIDED TOUR with the Director of the Sigmund Freud Museum for some unique insights into Freud’s life and work. We’ll also give you a DONOR’S CERTIFICATE in a special edition design at a CHAMPAIGN RECEPTION to thank you for your donation of 1000 euros! (Approx. 1166 USD)

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Your event at Berggasse 19

Your friends, business associates, and customers will think it’s great that you are helping to support Sigmund Freud’s legacy! Together with your group of up to 60 participants, for 1200 euros you can use our FUNCTION ROOM all day until late in the evening! We look forward to welcoming you in person to thank you for your commitment! (Approx. 1415 USD)

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The written word is forever

Sigmund Freud’s name is known the world over! For your generous donation of 2500 euros we will immortalise YOUR NAME too – in our official MUSEUM CATALOGUE. (Approx. 2916 USD)

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An enjoyable evening

With your generous donation of 5000 euros you are making an important contribution to preserving an institution of international standing! Our special thank-you package for you: participation in a SPONSORS’ DINNER with an exclusive Museum preview for two and YOUR NAME listed as a sponsor in the Museum catalogue. A unique chance to enjoy a unique evening! (Approx. 5832 USD)

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Inspiring Dinner

Dine at Sigmund Freud’s home: echoing Sigmund Freud’s love of culinary treats and stimulating discussion, we invite you and 11 of your friends to a very SPECIAL DINNER at the Museum! A fascinating guided tour of the Museum and an introductory lecture on a selected topic will make this evening an inspirational and unforgettable event! Thank you for your 5000 euros! (Approx. 5832 USD)

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Your place of honour

With your generous donation of 10,000 euros your name goes down in the annals of Berggasse 19! We will immortalise your name on our COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE at the most important address in Vienna! What is more, you and one other person can attend our SPONSORS’ DINNER and the exclusive Museum preview. Of course, we will also list your name as a sponsor in the official Museum catalogue and you will receive a personal CERTIFICATE. (Approx. 11665 USD)

Pledged without rewards:

EUR 32.695

About the Initiators

Since 2003, the Sigmund Freud Museum has been operated by the Sigmund Freud Private Foundation with our team of twenty staff members. Together with our director Monika Pessler, our head of research Daniela Finzi, and our commercial director Peter Nömaier, we fight for the future of this cultural legacy of international significance.